1963 Formula One season
The 1963 Formula One season was the 17th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 14th FIA World Championship of Drivers,[1] the sixth International Cup for F1 Manufacturers [2] and numerous non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship commenced on 26 May, and ended on 28 December after ten races.
Season summary[]
Jim Clark won his first championship with seven wins to two by Graham Hill and one by John Surtees in a revised Ferrari. This record number of wins in a season was not equalled until Alain Prost won seven races in 1984 driving a McLaren MP4/2, and it was not beaten until 1988 when Ayrton Senna won eight races in the McLaren MP4/4 (his teammate Prost again won seven races in 1988). However, unlike 1963 which only consisted of ten races, both the 1984 and 1988 seasons consisted of 16 races giving Clark a better winning ratio (70%) than either Prost (43.75%) or Senna (50%).
The ATS venture, founded by ex-Ferrari workers, was a failure which damaged Phil Hill's Grand Prix career. It was unrelated to the late 1970s German operation which was marginally more successful.
Championship calendar[]
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Constructor | Tyre | Report |
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1 | Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco | 26 May | Jim Clark | John Surtees | Graham Hill | BRM | D | Report |
2 | Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | 9 June | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
3 | Dutch Grand Prix | Zandvoort | 23 June | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
4 | French Grand Prix | Reims | 30 June | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
5 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone | 20 July | Jim Clark | John Surtees | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
6 | German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | 4 August | Jim Clark | John Surtees | John Surtees | Ferrari | D | Report |
7 | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | 8 September | John Surtees | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
8 | United States Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | 6 October | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | Graham Hill | BRM | D | Report |
9 | Mexican Grand Prix | Magdalena Mixhuca | 27 October | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
10 | South African Grand Prix | Prince George | 28 December | Jim Clark | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
Teams and drivers[]
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1963 FIA World Championship.
Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Driver | Rounds |
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Brabham Racing Organisation | Lotus-Climax | 25 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D | Jack Brabham | 1 |
Brabham-Climax | BT7 BT3 |
2–10 | ||||
Dan Gurney | All | |||||
Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | P57 P61 |
BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Richie Ginther | All |
Graham Hill | All | |||||
Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | T66 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D | Bruce McLaren | All |
Tony Maggs | All | |||||
Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 25 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D | Jim Clark | All |
Trevor Taylor | 1–6, 8–10 | |||||
Peter Arundell | 4 | |||||
Mike Spence | 7 | |||||
Pedro Rodríguez | 8–9 | |||||
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | T66 |
Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D | Jo Bonnier | All |
British Racing Partnership | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Jim Hall | 1–9 |
Innes Ireland | 1, 6 | |||||
BRP-BRM | 2–5, 7 | |||||
Reg Parnell Racing | Lola-Climax | Mk4A | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D | Chris Amon | 1–7 |
Maurice Trintignant | 1 | |||||
Lucien Bianchi | 2 | |||||
Mike Hailwood | 7 | |||||
Masten Gregory | 8–9 | |||||
Lotus-Climax | 24 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | Maurice Trintignant | 4 | ||
Mike Hailwood | 5 | |||||
Lotus-BRM | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Masten Gregory | 5 | |||
Rodger Ward | 8 | |||||
Hap Sharp | 8–9 | |||||
Chris Amon | 9 | |||||
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 156 | Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 | D | Willy Mairesse | 1–2, 6 |
John Surtees | All | |||||
Ludovico Scarfiotti | 3–4 | |||||
Lorenzo Bandini | 7–10 | |||||
Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax | 24 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D | Bernard Collomb | 1, 6 |
Siffert Racing Team | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Jo Siffert | 1–9 |
Scirocco Powell Racing Cars | Scirocco-BRM | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Tony Settember | 2, 4–7 | |
Ian Burgess | 5–6 | |||||
Automobili Turismo e Sport | ATS | 100 | ATS 100 1.5 V8 | D | Phil Hill | 2–3, 7–9 |
Giancarlo Baghetti | 2–3, 7–9 | |||||
Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | 718 | Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 | D | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 2–3, 5–10 |
Gerhard Mitter | 3, 6 | |||||
Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Phil Hill | 4 |
Scuderia Centro Sud | BRM | P57 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Lorenzo Bandini | 4–6 |
Maurice Trintignant | 7 | |||||
Moisés Solana | 9 | |||||
Cooper-Climax | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | Mário de Araújo Cabral | 6–7 | |||
Cooper-Maserati | T53 | Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4 | Ernesto Brambilla | 7 | ||
Tim Parnell | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Masten Gregory | 4, 7 |
Lola-Climax | Mk4 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | John Campbell-Jones | 5 | ||
Lotus-Climax | 18/21 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | André Pilette | 6 | ||
Tim Parnell | 6 | |||||
DW Racing Enterprises | Lola-Climax | Mk4 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D | Bob Anderson | 5, 7 |
Ian Raby Racing | Gilby-BRM | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Ian Raby | 5–7 | |
Kurt Kuhnke | Lotus-Borgward | 18 | Borgward 1500 RS 1.5 L4 | D | Kurt Kuhnke | 6 |
Scuderia Settecolli | De Tomaso-Ferrari | F1 | Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 | D | Roberto Lippi | 7 |
André Pilette | Lotus-Climax | 18/21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | André Pilette | 7 |
Canadian Stebro Racing | Stebro-Ford | Ford 109E 1.5 L4 | D | Peter Broeker | 8 | |
Frank Dochnal | Cooper-Climax | T51 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | Frank Dochnal | 9 |
Lawson Organisation | Lotus-Climax | 21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | Ernie Pieterse | 10 |
Selby Auto Spares | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Paddy Driver | 10 |
Otelle Nucci | LDS-Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 | D | Doug Serrurier | 10 | |
Alfa Romeo | Peter de Klerk | 10 | ||||
John Love | Cooper-Climax | T55 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | John Love | 10 |
Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 | D | Sam Tingle | 10 | |
Ted Lanfear | Lotus-Ford | 22 | Ford 109E 1.5 L4 | D | Brausch Niemann | 10 |
David Prophet | Brabham-Ford | BT6 | Ford 109E 1.5 L4 | D | David Prophet | 10 |
Scuderia Lupini | Cooper-Maserati | T51 | Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4 | D | Trevor Blokdyk | 10 |
World Drivers' Championship standings[]
Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis at each round, with only the best six round results retained.
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- Italics indicate fastest lap
- Bold indicates pole position
‡ No points awarded as Hill's car was pushed at the start line.[4]
International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings[]
Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis at each round with only the best six round results retained. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round was eligible to score points.
Pos. | Manufacturer | MON |
BEL |
NED |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
ITA |
USA |
MEX |
RSA |
Pts.[3] |
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1 | Lotus-Climax | (6) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (2) | 1 | (3) | 1 | (1) | 54 (74) |
2 | BRM | 1 | (4) | (5) | 3‡ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | (3) | 36 (45) |
3 | Brabham-Climax | Ret | 3 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 7 | (5) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 (30) |
4 | Ferrari | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 26 |
5 | Cooper-Climax | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | (6) | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 (26) |
6 | BRP-BRM | Ret | 4 | 9 | Ret | 4 | WD | WD | 6 | |||
7 | Porsche | 6 | 9 | 10 | 4 | DNQ | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | ||
8 | Lotus-BRM | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | DNS | 4 |
— | Lola-Climax | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |
— | Stebro-Ford | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
— | Scirocco-BRM | WD | 8 | WD | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 0 | |||
— | ATS | WD | Ret | Ret | WD | WD | WD | 11 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |
— | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
— | Cooper-Maserati | DNQ | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
— | Lotus-Ford | 14 | 0 | |||||||||
— | Gilby-BRM | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||
— | Alfa Romeo | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
— | Lotus-Borgward | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||
— | De Tomaso-Ferrari | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer | MON |
BEL |
NED |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
ITA |
USA |
MEX |
RSA |
Pts. |
- Bold results counted to championship totals.
‡ No points awarded as Hill's car was pushed at the start line.[4]
Non-championship races[]
Other Formula One races, which did not count towards the World Championship, were also held in 1963.
Race name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor | Report |
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IV Lombank Trophy | Snetterton | 30 March | Graham Hill | BRM | Report |
XXIII Pau Grand Prix | Pau | 15 April | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Report |
XI Glover Trophy | Goodwood | 15 April | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM | Report |
IV Gran Premio Citta di Imola | Imola | 21 April | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Report |
XIV Gran Premio di Siracusa | Syracuse | 25 April | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | Report |
XIX | Aintree | 27 April | Graham Hill | BRM | Report |
XVI BRDC International Trophy | Silverstone | 11 May | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Report |
XV Gran Premio di Roma | Vallelunga | 19 May | Bob Anderson | Lola-Climax | Report |
III Solituderennen | Solitudering | 28 July | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | Report |
XII Kanonloppet | Karlskoga | 11 August | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Report |
III Mediterranean Grand Prix | Enna Pergusa | 18 August | John Surtees | Ferrari | Report |
I Austrian Grand Prix | Zeltweg | 1 September | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | Report |
X International Gold Cup | Oulton Park | 21 September | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Report |
Rand Grand Prix | Kyalami | 14 December | John Surtees | Ferrari | Report |
Notes and references[]
- ^ FIA Yearbook, 1974 page 119
- ^ FIA Yearbook, 1974 page 121
- ^ a b c Only the best 6 results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
- ^ a b "1963 FIA World Championship". Formula One Administration Ltd. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
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